How to define an empty object in PHP

Question

with a new array I do this:

$aVal = array();  $aVal[key1][var1] = "something"; $aVal[key1][var2] = "something else"; 

Is there a similar syntax for an object

(object)$oVal = "";  $oVal->key1->var1 = "something"; $oVal->key1->var2 = "something else"; 

Answer 1

$x = new stdClass(); 

A comment in the manual sums it up best:

stdClass is the default PHP object. stdClass has no properties, methods or parent. It does not support magic methods, and implements no interfaces.

When you cast a scalar or array as Object, you get an instance of stdClass. You can use stdClass whenever you need a generic object instance.